Deacon Joseph DiPiro

ANSONIA – Deacon Joseph DiPiro, a lifelong resident of Ansonia, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Aug. 17, 2013, at his home. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years Mary (Keohane) DiPiro.

He also was predeceased by parents Lawrence and Concetta (Ferrazzoli) DiPiro; his sister Anna (DiPiro) Boland and his brother Lawrence DiPiro.

Deacon DiPiro served as a deacon at Assumption Parish in Ansonia from 1981 to 2003. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. After attending the Academy of Aeronautics in New York, he had a career in airframe design at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford. A lead engineer of Sikorsky’s Black Hawk helicopter, he retired as a chief design engineer.